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as in allows
to give permission to
my parents would not let me drive until I had a job and could pay for my own gas
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as in enables
to make able or possible
the low gravity on the moon lets you make enormous leaps and jumps
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as in tolerates
to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference
they let their kids get away with murder
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as in obstacles
something that makes movement or progress difficult
artists are allowed to sell their goods in the public square without let or hindrance
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Recent Examples of lets
Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
In contrast, this approach lets cells self-direct their own growth, forming both blood and beating heart cells within the same system, much like nature intended.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
The discovery of the most distant odd radio circle to date lets researchers effectively look back in time.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
What To Know The most contentious part of AB 495 involves the caregiver’s authorization affidavit—a form that lets relatives make school and medical decisions for children whose parents are temporarily unavailable.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
The number of homes approved under the Complete Communities incentive — which lets developers build many more units than the underlining zoning would otherwise allow — has skyrocketed from 170 in 2022 to 1,131 in 2023 and to 1,917 in 2024.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
The trio lets their imaginations drift, stretching out ideas of structure and frolicking with unexpected arrangements, often midsong.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
MOFs can use a variety of chemicals in their structure, which lets researchers fine-tune how strongly an MOF interacts with specific molecules.
—Bohong Zhang, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
This comes after Fair Isaac unveiled a new pricing model that lets mortgage lenders bypass the credit bureaus.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
Leveraging Scholten’s experience with convertible cars, a folding or removable top lets in the sun and breeze.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 July 2025
Verb
But sadly, this lets in a lot more than fresh air and natural sunlight.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
In contrast, this approach lets cells self-direct their own growth, forming both blood and beating heart cells within the same system, much like nature intended.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
The discovery of the most distant odd radio circle to date lets researchers effectively look back in time.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
What To Know The most contentious part of AB 495 involves the caregiver’s authorization affidavit—a form that lets relatives make school and medical decisions for children whose parents are temporarily unavailable.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
The number of homes approved under the Complete Communities incentive — which lets developers build many more units than the underlining zoning would otherwise allow — has skyrocketed from 170 in 2022 to 1,131 in 2023 and to 1,917 in 2024.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
The trio lets their imaginations drift, stretching out ideas of structure and frolicking with unexpected arrangements, often midsong.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
MOFs can use a variety of chemicals in their structure, which lets researchers fine-tune how strongly an MOF interacts with specific molecules.
—Bohong Zhang, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
This comes after Fair Isaac unveiled a new pricing model that lets mortgage lenders bypass the credit bureaus.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
With nearly 1,000 employees, the company that Lebda founded lets borrowers browse loans from multiple providers including credit cards, mortgages or personal loans.
—Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
Leveraging Scholten’s experience with convertible cars, a folding or removable top lets in the sun and breeze.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lets
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This configuration allows the containerized launcher to work with the ship’s existing sensors, achieving full engagement capability without requiring new hardware.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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This allows electrons and nuclei to bind together in order to form neutral atoms, where every unique species of atom, depending on the number of protons in its nucleus, has its own unique electron structure, in accordance with the fundamental laws of quantum physics that govern our Universe.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
16 Oct. 2025
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OpenAI rents out Nvidia graphics chips to run models through Oracle, as well as CoreWeave, Google and Microsoft.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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Action Water Sports also rents a variety of watercraft.—
Laura Beausire,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Chinese mill’s Soft Raw collection enables customer to use unwashed denim directly off the roll with a soft comfortable hand and deep dark inky indigo shades.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Oct. 2025
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The breakthrough introduces an electro-morphing gel (e-MG) that enables robots to change shape and move with lifelike agility.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Santa Barbara daisy, which is actually native to Mexico and Central America, is meant not only for sunny garden, block wall, or walkway border planting, but tolerates a fair dose of shade as well as poor soil and drought.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
11 Oct. 2025
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For such a popular restaurant, Matsuri tolerates a lot of flies, unwashed walls and substandard handwashing, as detailed in a Miami Herald story this week on last week’s inspection.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The creative journey, like most life journeys, has its obstacles, detours, side trips, and hazards.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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But formidable obstacles remain in the way of a durable peace in Gaza, where a ceasefire collapsed in March after nearly two months of relative calm when Israel unleashed a barrage of airstrikes.—
Alexander Cornwell,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Oct. 2025
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If time permits, disconnect utilities and appliances.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Adler offers a $750 gift card if a tenant leases within 48 hours of touring the apartment.—
Matthew Geiger,
Denver Post,
14 Oct. 2025
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When a customer leases an EV through the program, their payment reflects application of the tax credit and the finance company gets reimbursed.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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And anybody who ignores these issues does so at their peril.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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This willfully blinkered vision, or, more precisely, reëlection platform, ignores the cost in global opinion along with the moral and political fractures within Israel itself.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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